Sally Patrenos, FBT President

Sally Patrenos was named President of Floridians for Better Transportation in August 2016. She is skilled in public affairs, government relations, economic development and marketing. She has over thirty years experience in executive positions working at the local, state, national and international levels. Her writings have been published throughout the US and Canada, and she has appeared on television nationally and internationally.

Bob Ledoux, Chair

Bob Ledoux, Chair

Bob has more than 25 years of legal and management experience in corporate law and business and transportation transactions.

Prior to joining FECR, Bob worked at CSX Transportation, Inc. in various legal positions including Assistant General Counsel for public project initiatives, engineering, passenger services, and intermodal.

From 1981 to 1987, he worked as a budget analyst for the Department of the Navy, and then served for five years as Corporate Counsel & Secretary for Planning Systems Inc., in McLean, Virginia. He spent the next six years as Senior Attorney and Assistant Secretary for Software AG of North America, Inc.

Executive Team

Allen Douglas, Secretary

Allen Douglas is the Executive Director of the Florida Engineering Society. A graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Finance, the majority of his career has been spent in association management. Allen joined the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky in 1993 as Area Manager in Louisville, was chosen to serve as Executive Vice-President of that organization's Mid-Florida Chapter in Tampa in 1996, before finally relocating to Tallahassee in the position of Executive Director and Legislative Affairs Director for the Florida AGC Council in 1998.

In 2006, Allen joined the National Federation of Independent Business serving as State Director and Legislative Affairs Director. After volunteering in the campaign and serving on the economic development transition team for Governor Rick Scott, Allen has spent the last two and a half years in the position of Director for the state's Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco overseeing the licensing, auditing, and law enforcement functions of that agency.

Allen resides in Tallahassee with his wife Kathy and two teenage daughters Ashley and Hannah.

Bob Burleson, Treasurer

Bob Burleson, is a native of Johnson City, Tennessee, and grew up in the construction industry, which he has never left.

Following graduation with a B.S. in Building Construction from Virginia Tech in 1970, Bob worked for his wife’s family construction company, Wiley N. Jackson Co., a major road builder in the southeast until its sale in 1987. With offices in Orlando and Jacksonville, as well as Roanoke and Leesburg, VA, he often was on the road but was stimulated by the variety of jobs, challenges, and experiences he encountered. He remained an integral part of company until it was sold in 1987.

Bob accepted the position of President of the Florida Transportation Builders Association (FTBA) in January 1989 and remains in the position today.

Bob’s greatest love is, without question, his family. He and his wife, Beverly, are blessed with three sons and four grandchildren, the loves of his life. They reside in Tallahassee.

In October, 2008, he was presented the CUTR 2008 Transportation Achievement Award by the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida.

His most recent accomplishment was receiving the nation’s highest place of honor in the Transportation Construction Industry; The American Road and Transportation Builder’s Association Inaugural Hall of Fame class. He was one of three industry champions elected the first year.

Denver Stutler, Past Chair

Denver Stutler’s 25-year career includes a unique combination of both public and private sector experience in the infrastructure (water) industry at an executive level.

Mr. Stutler began his career as a civil engineer in 1989 with Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc. (CDM), an international environmental engineering firm. Mr. Stutler gained valuable technical underpinnings and rose to become a Principal at CDM. Mr. Stutler was appointed Chief of Staff of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in 1999 where he gained a working knowledge of the regulatory framework protecting our Nation’s air and water. Mr. Stutler then served as Chief of Staff (2003 – 2005) to Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) gaining important insight into the workings of government at the federal, state and local level. Mr. Stutler was appointed and confirmed by the Florida Senate as Secretary (2005 – 2007) of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) where he led a $9 billion agency responsible for transportation in Florida including highway, port, airport, public transportation and rail systems.

Mr. Stutler currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC (USST). USST has revolutionized infrastructure maintenance by specializing in submergent cleaning that removes debris from hard-to-clean environments.